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for many years ☊

trong nhiều năm ☊

like: trong nhiều năm → →

believe sth: I believed his lies for years. ☊ believe ☊
Local schools have been starved of cash for a number of years. ☊ cash ☊
That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ collect ☊
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life. ☊ command ☊
The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. ☊ discovery ☊
That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ dust ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
the fastest rate of increase for years ☊ fast ☊
We've been friends for years. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
I haven't had a decent holiday for years. ☊ holiday ☊
They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years. ☊ husband and wife ☊
I haven't seen him in years. ☊ in ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
This moment will live in our memory for many years to come. ☊ live ☊
Their love grew with the years. ☊ love ☊
We were lovers for several years. ☊ lover ☊
We've worked together for years but never mixed socially. ☊ mix ☊
The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years. ☊ office ☊
practise as sth: She practised as a barrister for many years. ☊ practise ☊
She hasn't published anything for years. ☊ publish ☊
serve sb (as sth): He served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant). ☊ serve ☊
steal (from sb/sth): We found out he'd been stealing from us for years. ☊ steal ☊
We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years). ☊ still ☊
She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years. ☊ stock ☊
It was the wettest October for many years. ☊ wet ☊
They haven't seen each other for years. ☊ year ☊
That's the best movie I've seen in years. ☊ year ☊